POLCA and CONWIP performance in a divergent production line: An automotive case study

Journal of Management Control

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 159-186

  Farnoush, Alireza ^a   Wiktorsson, Magnus ^a  

^a MÄLARDALEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

CONWIP; Divergent production line; POLCA; Production control mechanism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880776021     PISSN: 21914761     EISSN: 2191477X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00187-013-0177-z     Document Type: Article

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